Untethered Jailbreak for Apple TV 2G 4.2.2 Update Released

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Untethered Jailbreak for Apple TV 2G 4.2.2 Update Released

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With today’s firmware update for the latest Apple TV, we were warned to not update to preserve the existing untethered jailbreak. It didn’t take long, but @i0n1c passed on his untether exploit to the iPhone Dev Team, and updated tools have been released for a new jailbreak.

Update #2: Apple released a minor update to iOS 4.3 for AppleTV2G (the IPSW name still says 4.3, but the build version changed from 8F202 to 8F305). @i0n1c was once again able to quickly port his original 4.3.1 untether (the exploit that wouldnâ€™t die!) to this version.

If you do feel like updating to the â€œnewâ€ 4.3 (although there doesnâ€™t seem to be any good reason to), youâ€™ll need to drop this bundle into the correct folder in PwnageTool.app. If you donâ€™t know how to do that, there are lots of tutorials on the web, and weâ€™d be glad to help in the comments below.

Thanks once again, @i0n1c!

You don’t need to update your Apple TV 2G, unless you’re running into problems. But if you want to stay up to date and have a jailbroken Apple TV, you’ll have to follow the instructions of the Dev Team. Well done, i0n1c!

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There wasn’t an atv2 update on iOS 4.2.2. The title of the article is confusing the Apple TV Software version with the iOS version. This update is for Apple TV Software version 4.2.2 (the application) that runs on iOS 4.3 (the operating system).

Nevermind, I got it. You need to add the bundle to the Firmware Bundles folder in the Resources folder by taking the app OUT of the DMG file (otherwise it’s read only) then right clicking and selecting show package contents.